Release date
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Title
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Cover
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Format
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Publishers
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Notes
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January
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Twelve Months
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VHS
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RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video
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Betamax
|
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February
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Porky's
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VHS
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CBS/Fox Video
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Betamax
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Porky's II: The Next Day
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VHS
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|
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Betamax
|
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The Border
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VHS
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MCA Home Video
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|
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Betamax
|
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Flash Gordon
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VHS
|
|
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Betamax
|
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Nighthawks
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VHS
|
|
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Betamax
|
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1941
|
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VHS
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|
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Betamax
|
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Staying Alive
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VHS
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Paramount Home Video
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|
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Betamax
|
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Mr. Mom
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VHS
|
Vestron Video
|
|
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Betamax
|
|
March
|
WarGames
|
|
VHS
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CBS/Fox Video
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|
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Betamax
|
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Strange Brew
|
|
VHS
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MGM/UA Home Video
|
|
|
Betamax
|
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Trading Places
|
|
VHS
|
Paramount Home Video
|
|
|
Betamax
|
|
April
|
Octopussy
|
|
VHS
|
CBS/Fox Video
|
|
|
Betamax
|
|
D.C. Cab
|
|
VHS
|
MCA Home Video
|
|
|
Betamax
|
|
The Dead Zone
|
|
VHS
|
Paramount Home Video
|
|
|
Betamax
|
|
Uncommon Valor
|
|
VHS
|
|
|
Betamax
|
|
Christine
|
|
VHS
|
RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video
|
|
Under Fire
|
|
VHS
|
Vestron Video
|
|
|
Betamax
|
|
Star 80
|
|
VHS
|
Warner Home Video
|
|
|
Betamax
|
|
Space Raiders
|
|
VHS
|
|
|
Betamax
|
|
Sudden Impact
|
|
VHS
|
|
|
Betamax
|
|
May
|
All the Right Moves
|
|
VHS
|
CBS/FOX Video
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|
|
Betamax
|
|
Scarface
|
|
VHS
|
MCA Home Video
|
|
|
Betamax
|
|
The Keep
|
|
VHS
|
Paramount Home Video
|
|
|
Betamax
|
|
Silkwood
|
|
VHS
|
Vestron Video
|
|
|
Betamax
|
|
June
|
Terms of Endearment
|
|
VHS
|
Paramount Home Video
|
|
|
Betamax
|
|
Son of Flubber
|
|
VHS
|
Walt Disney Home Video
|
|
|
Betamax
|
|
The Right Stuff
|
|
VHS
|
Warner Home Video
|
|
|
Betamax
|
|
July 3
|
The Dirty Dozen
|
|
VHS
|
MGM/UA Home Video
|
|
|
Betamax
|
|
July
|
Children of the Corn
|
|
VHS
|
Embassy Home Entertainment
|
|
|
Betamax
|
|
The Big Chill
|
|
VHS
|
RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video
|
|
|
Betamax
|
|
August
|
Romancing the Stone
|
|
VHS
|
CBS/Fox Video
|
|
|
Betamax
|
|
Repo Man
|
|
VHS
|
Thorn/EMI Video
|
|
|
Betamax
|
|
Splash
|
|
VHS
|
Touchstone Home Video
|
|
|
Betamax
|
|
The Incredible Journey
|
|
VHS
|
Walt Disney Home Video
|
|
Betamax
|
September
|
Footloose
|
|
VHS
|
Paramount Home Video
|
|
|
Betamax
|
|
Against All Odds
|
|
VHS
|
RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video
|
|
|
Betamax
|
|
October 22
|
SS Experiment Camp
|
|
VHS
|
T-Z Video/Video City/Wizard Video
|
|
|
Betamax
|
|
October 25
|
Never Cry Wolf
|
|
VHS
|
Walt Disney Home Video
|
|
|
Betamax
|
|
October
|
Yentl
|
|
VHS
|
CBS/Fox Video
|
|
|
Betamax
|
|
This is Spinal Tap
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|
VHS
|
Embassy Home Entertainment
|
|
|
Betamax
|
|
November 7
|
Top Secret!
|
|
VHS
|
Paramount Home Video
|
|
|
Betamax
|
November 13
|
Star Wars: Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
|
|
VHS
|
CBS/Fox Video
|
|
|
Betamax
|
November
|
Conan the Destroyer
|
|
VHS
|
MCA Home Video
|
|
|
Betamax
|
|
Firestarter
|
|
VHS
|
|
|
Betamax
|
|
Sixteen Candles
|
|
VHS
|
|
|
Betamax
|
|
The Last Starfighter
|
|
VHS
|
|
|
Betamax
|
|
A Christmas Story
|
|
VHS
|
MGM/UA Home Video
|
|
|
Betamax
|
|
The Natural
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|
VHS
|
RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video
|
|
|
Betamax
|
|
Dreamscape
|
|
VHS
|
Thorn/EMI Video
|
|
|
Betamax
|
|
Purple Rain
|
|
VHS
|
Warner Home Video
|
|
|
Betamax
|
|
December 3
|
DTV: Rock, Rhythm & Blues
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|
VHS
|
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
|
|
|
Betamax
|
DTV: Pop & Rock
|
|
VHS
|
|
|
Betamax
|
DTV: Golden Oldies
|
|
VHS
|
|
|
Betamax
|
Mickey's Christmas Carol
|
|
VHS
|
|
|
Betamax
|
Robin Hood
|
|
VHS
|
|
|
Betamax
|
December
|
Streets of Fire
|
|
VHS
|
MCA Home Video
|
|
|
Betmax
|
The NeverEnding Story
|
|
VHS
|
Warner Home Video
|
|
|
Betamax
|
Police Academy
|
|
VHS
|
|
|
Betamax
|
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
|
|
VHS
|
|
|
Betamax
|
Unknown
|
Becket
|
|
VHS
|
Paramount Home Video
|
|
|
Betamax
|
|
The Exorcist
|
|
VHS
|
Warner Home Video
|
|
|
Betamax
|
|
Exorcist II: The Heretic
|
|
VHS
|
Warner Home Video
|
|
|
Betamax
|
|
Hurray for Betty Boop
|
|
VHS
|
Warner Home Video
|
|
|
Betamax
|
|
Let's Scare Jessica to Death
|
|
VHS
|
Paramount Home Video
|
|
Moscow on the Hudson
|
|
VHS
|
RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video
|
|
|
Betamax
|
|
Misunderstood
|
|
VHS
|
MGM/UA Home Video
|
|
|
Betamax
|
|
National Lampoon's Vacation
|
|
VHS
|
Warner Home Video
|
|
|
Betamax
|
|
The Omen
|
|
VHS
|
CBS/Fox Video
|
|
|
Betamax
|
|
Damien: Omen II
|
|
VHS
|
CBS/Fox Video
|
|
|
Betamax
|
|
Omen III: The Final Conflict
|
|
VHS
|
CBS/Fox Video
|
|
|
Beteamax
|
|
Taps
|
|
VHS
|
CBS/Fox Video
|
|
|
Betamax
|
|
The French Connection
|
|
VHS
|
CBS/Fox Video
|
Hi-Fi Stereo
|
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
|
|
MGM/UA Home Video
|
|
The Hospital
|
|
Key Video
|
|
Inserts
|
|
|
The Missouri Breaks
|
|
CBS/Fox Video
|
|
|
CED
|
|
Romantic Comedy
|
|
VHS
|
|
Support Your Local Sheriff
|
|
Key Video
|
|
The Yakuza
|
|
Warner Home Video
|
|